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Fantastic Spotlight! I know the Skyride came form the 64-64 NY World's Fair but did not know it was held up in customs in up state NY. Which leads me to a theroy- Worlds Fairs were happening like every 2 years in the 60s and early 70s. Could it that our Skyride was on its way to Expo 67 in Canada? Seeing how both fairs were only 1 year apart, and it might have been used to carry guests to La Ronda, the amusment section of Expo 67? Just a thought.

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Warner's original plans for Great Adventure included numerous skyrides. Maybe he had planned to purchase both Freedomlands and the NYWF's skyrides in their entirety to use in the park as seperate attractions.

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Warner's original plans for Great Adventure included numerous skyrides. Maybe he had planned to purchase both Freedomlands and the NYWF's skyrides in their entirety to use in the park as seperate attractions.

Didn't Warner intend to have his multiple parks connect with each other via various skyrides/monorails/paddleboats?I think it was shown in his original design.....

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A new documentary about the 1964/65 NY World's Fair will be available soon. It will be entitled "After the Fair" and mentions the Sky Ride's relocation to Great Adventure. You can catch the first few minutes of the film below.

If you would like to pre-order a copy of the DVD, you can click the cover below.